1. Is the purpose of informed consent to protect the participant
QuestionsI Is individual informed consent a culturally bound concept (from developed
countries) or is it a universal principle that ought not be compromised?2 May the chief and
the council provide informed consent for the community? Should they?3 Flow crucial is
individual informed consent in this setting?4 Are there circumstances when individual
informed consent is unnecessary?5 Is the purpose of informed consent to protect the
participant and/or the investigator?6 Flowshould the field team handle this problem? What
should the granting institution do?